August-Lily vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Hosta plantaginea compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• August-Lily is Not Evaluated while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August-Lily	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asparagaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hosta	Brachyuromys
Species	Hosta plantaginea	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

August-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August-Lily	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August-Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

August-Lily

The August-Lily (Hosta plantaginea) is a species in the genus Hosta. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.